Thick as Thieves (1998)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Scott Sanders

Writers (WGA):

Patrick Quinn (novel)
Scott Sanders (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

9 April 1999 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

It's all about payback.

Plot:

Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave...

Plot Keywords:

Mob Boss | Blood Splatter | Shot To Death | Revenge | Heavy Rain

Cast

Alec Baldwin	...	Mackin, 'The Thief'
Andre Braugher	...	Dink Reeves
Michael Jai White	...	Pointy Williams
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Det. Louise Petrone
David Byrd	...	Sal Capetti
Bruce Greenwood	...	Bo
Richard Edson	...	Danny
Robert Miano	...	Frank Riles
Khandi Alexander	...	Janet Hussein
Erich Anderson	...	Det. Tenesco
Reginald Ballard	...	Sugar Bear
Bradford English	...	Det. Kendall (as Brad English)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Anne
Ricky Harris	...	Rodney
Gavin Polone	...	Simons

Also Known As:

The Last Bandit (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and some drug use.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Gigantic Pictures (III)

Trivia:

When Mackin goes to the store and buys an LP: "Look To The Rainbow" with Walter Wanderley on organ and piano.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Among "Thanks to" (corporate contributors) in end titles: "Calvin Kelin", an obvious typo for Calvin Klein.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Mackin, 'The Thief': You are one ugly dog.

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtrack:

Fugue

A gem waiting to be discovered

I watched this movie late at night, but I was right wide awake! The movie is a story about a thief who after a successful assignment, escapes a attempt at killing him and seeks for revenge after a black gangster who likes the fine things in live.

The movie distinguishes itself from other crime movies because of the humor and the witty and funny dialog. Michael Jai White proves to be a very good actor. I knew him from Spawn, but this role is completely different and he is impressive. Baldwin is a very versatile actor who does great in his role as Mackin the thief. The other roles a nicely casted too. It is a well paced, intelligent humorous gangster movie. Rebecca DeMornay proves that you don't have to have a big role to impress. She reminded me of Frances McDormand in Fargo.

I can't understand why I didn't hear about this movie before. An example of gems waiting to be discovered by the audience. I loved it.